An innkeeper shall not be obliged to receive from a guest for deposit in the safe or vault, property described in section 4721.01 of the Revised Code exceeding a total value of five hundred dollars, and shall not be liable for such property exceeding such value whether received or not. Such innkeeper, by special arrangement with a guest may receive for deposit in such safe or vault property upon such written terms as may be agreed upon. An innkeeper shall be liable for a loss of any of such property of a guest in his inn caused by the theft or negligence of the innkeeper or his servant.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4721.02
Extent of liability - agreement
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 33 F. Supp. 2d 748 - H.K. Mallak, Inc. v. Fairfield FMC Corp. (1999)
Most recently applied in 33 F. Supp. 2d 748 - H.K. Mallak, Inc. v. Fairfield FMC Corp. (January 1999)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.